Process for producing signs and labels.



No. 852,693 PATBNTED MAY 7, 1907.

: I c. H. BABBE & J. T. HRODY.

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SIGNS AND LABELS.

APPLIOATION FILED OCT. 20, 1904.

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G. H. BABBEK: J. '1. HRODY. PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SIGNS AND LABELS,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CORNELIUS H. BABBE AND JOSEPH T. HRODY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 1907.

Application filed October 20, 1904. Serial No- 229,342.

T0 at whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, CORNELIUS H. BABBE and JOSEPH T. HRODY, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented and produced a certain new and useful Process for Producing Signs or Labels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the art of printing or painting ornamental designs or signs by stippling or shading, and refers particularly to a means by which a raised appearance is given to the stippled letters or design.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a representation of a sign produced by our process. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a mask used in forming a letter by this process. Fig. 3 is a fragmental view showing a portion of the background upon which a sign is to be made, with the mask shown in the last preceding figure secured to said background. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of said background after the stippling has been applied. Fig. 5 is a View of the background after the mask has been removed therefrom. Fig. 6 is a view of the finished letter.

In carrying out this improved process a background 1 of paper, cardboard, or other suitable material, and of proper size to receive the sign or ornamentation, is selected. A mask 2 of the letter, design or word is next secured to the background as by thumb tacks 3. The mask may be a stock letter or design, or may comprise a whole word or plurality of words formed especially for the particular sign. In any event the mask is secured to the background, as hereinbefore stated.

WVith an air brush or by other means each letter of the mask is outlined by stippling the surface of the background around said letter, the stippling being applied more heavily upon the shadow side of the letter.

, The outline shading will be indicated by the reference numeral 4. After each letter has been outlined in the manner described the entire surface of the background is stippled in the same manner to form surface shading 5. When all of the letters have been outlined the mask or masks are removed.

Stipple shading 6 is then applied to the shadow sides of the letters to raise or bring out each letter from the background 1.

Any design, as a shield, scroll or border or other ornamentation may be applied to the background in the manner just described. If letters are to be formed upon the shield or scroll the mask for such figure is first produced and attached to the background. The figure is then outlined upon the background by stipple shading 4, and the remainder of said background is covered more or less completely with the stipple surface shading 5. The mask for the shield or scroll figure is then removed. Mask letters or words 2 are secured upon the back ground 1 within the scroll or shield figure, said mask letters outlined by the stipple shading 4, the face of the shield covered with surface shading 5, and the mask removed. The letters appearing upon the shield are then brought out by the shading 6. The shield or other figure may also be raised if desired by rounding marginal or thickness shading 7.

The ordinary mask letter may be kept regularly in stock, but words or special designs must be made for the occasion. The air brush is well adapted for producing this shading, but the same effect may be produced with an ordinary brush, with crayon, or by other means. It is also clear that the process may be modified in many ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

We claim as our invention:

A process for forming signs, labels or designs, consisting in forming a mask of the sign or design, or a portion thereof, outlining said mask upon the background by shadowshading, then removing the mask, and placing shadow-shading upon portions of the surfaces that were oovered by said mask, to give said surfaces the appearance of being raised above the background.

CORNELIUS H. BABBE. JOSEPH T. HRODY. Witnesses:

L. L. MILLER, M. M. DALEY. 

